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IEŚ Commentaries 1071
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Natural gas demand decline in the Baltic countries in 2023

The Baltic countries have recorded another consecutive year of declining natural gas demand in 2023. Initially, such a situation was related to the COVID-19 pandemic and high commodity prices on exchanges in Europe (the result of price manipulation by Russia in 2021 and then the Russian-Ukrainian war in 2022). It is now expected that the projected economic growth in 2024 and the...

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Webinar: Security, disinformation and resilience. The case of the Visegrad Group / February 12, 2024.

We invite you, together with Asociace pro mezinárodní otázky / Association for International Affairs, to watch the webinar: Security, disinformation and resilience. The case of the Visegrad Group, which took place on February 12, 2024. – Tomáš Kriššák, Information Security Specialist, Slovakia – Pavel Havlíček, Research Fellow of the Association for...

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IEŚ Commentaries 1055
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Crude oil terminals in Central European countries in the era of the shift away from Russian commodities

There are six crude oil terminals in the Central European countries of the European Union, supplying a total of sixteen refineries, several of which are located outside the EU. Due to the ongoing Russian-Ukrainian war, these terminals have been unloading tankers from countries that have not previously supplied crude oil to these refineries, or if they have, sporadically, in 2023....

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Serhii Plokhii in Conversation with T. Stępniewski: Russia-Ukraine War, and Poland-Ukraine Relations

Serhii Plokhii in Conversation with T. Stępniewski: Russia-Ukraine War, and Poland-Ukraine Relations Serhii Plokhii is the Mykhailo S. Hrushevs’kyi Professor of Ukrainian History and the Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard University. His interests include the intellectual, cultural, and international history of Eastern Europe, with an emphasis on Ukraine....

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IEŚ Commentaries 1035
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LNG terminals in Central Europe: importance and operation

There are several LNG regasification terminals in Central European countries, aimed at securing natural gas supplies from various directions. In the context of the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the importance of these terminals has definitely increased. At present, they are a key tool in efforts to diversify the sources and directions of natural gas supplies, especially...

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Visegrad Team

IEŚ Commentaries 1034
- Visegrad Team

Airspace violations in Central and Eastern European countries in the context of the war in Ukraine

Due to the outbreak of a full-scale conflict between Russia and Ukraine, there have been several incidents involving air and missile threats, as well as air defence systems in the airspace of Central and Eastern European countries (CEEC). Certainly, some of these incidents have been intentional provocations by Russia against NATO, Ukraine or Moldova, aimed at pursuing a specific...

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IEŚ Commentaries 1027
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Natural gas and crude oil markets in Central European countries in 2023

Central European countries in 2023 were taking active steps to strengthen energy security, which was a difficult process. A key strategic objective was to reduce dependence on hydrocarbons supplies from the Russian Federation by initiating new investments and continuing those already underway. Importantly, there are still countries on the continent that cooperate with Russia in...

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IEŚ Commentaries 1024

Year 2023: The State of the Central European Economies

In 2023, five Central European economies (Estonia, Lithuania, Hungary, Latvia, and the Czech Republic) are expected to end the year in a state of recession, while four (Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia) are facing double-digit average annual inflation. Furthermore, as many as seven countries in the region are projected to record budget deficits exceeding 3% of GDP....

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On November 14 Spasimir Domaradzki participated in the Violent Right-Wing Extremism in Bulgaria and Hungary

On November 14 Spasimir Domaradzki participated in the Violent Right-Wing Extremism in Bulgaria and Hungary organized by Counter Extremism Project and GLOBSEC. The seminar focused on the conclusions of the joint GLOBSEC and Counter Extremism Project Report “Mapping Right-Wing Extremism in Central and Eastern Europe“. Spasimir Domaradzki explored the far-right...

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